Valued at $965 million, Jaguars move up in annual Forbes ranking

FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne (7) hands the ball off to running back Jordan Todman (30) against Tampa Bay in the first half of a preseason NFL football game Friday night at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, August 8, 2014. (The Florida Times-Union, Gary McCullough)

The Jaguars are worth $965 million and moved up to 29th in Forbes' rankings of the value of NFL franchises.

Last year, the Jaguars ranked 31st and were valued at $840 million.

The Dallas Cowboys, for the eight consecutive year, are worth the most of all 32 NFL franchises. Forbes values the Cowboys at $3.2 billion.

The New England Patriots ($2.6 billion) rank second, followed by the Washington Redskins ($2.4 billion).

The lowest-valued teams this year, according to Forbes, are the St. Louis Rams ($930 million) and Buffalo Bills ($935 million), who are in the process of being sold.

The average NFL franchise value for 2014 is $1.43 billion, the highest in the 17 years the business magazine has tracked professional football. All teams increased their net worth from last year.

So the new Jacksonville motto is that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Khan's investment has increased in value 100 hundred million dollars in the short time he has owned the Jags and yet he continues to fleece the taxpayers for BS frivolous "enhancements" to the stadium. The basic problem is that he is simply not a football guy. What does the increased value of the team mean to the average taxpayer/fan? Absolutely nothing.

Gentlemen who owns the stadium the city. Who is responsible for the upkeep the city. Who spent some of his money on upgrade Mr Khan. Who reaps the benefits of having a nfl team We the people of Jacksonville do. End of discussion !!!

It really makes us all wonder why they pay such a pittance for their lease then still want the community to give up our share of the naming rights revenue...and still pay for the majority of the scoreboard and swimming pools.